Carolyn McKerracher

I offer sessions Tues-Fri from 8am until 5/ 6pm.

Initial consultation £25. Sessions are £55 thereafter. 

Unfortunately, EH1 Therapies, West End is not wheelchair accessible. There is one flight of stone steps down to the basement premises and one step up to the toilet. If this space is not accessible to you, please get in touch to discuss possible alternatives. 

I am a Â鶹ԭ´´ registered psychodynamic counsellor, in Edinburgh. I offer short and long term counselling for anxiety, depression, grief, relationship or job difficulties, illness, or trauma. I have prior experience in the NHS and Community Education.

As a psychodynamic counsellor, I extend the offer of a safe, compassionate, inclusive and confidential space. I welcome people of all cultures, races, religions, genders, sexualities, disabilities and neurodiversities and am open to challenge, where I fall short. 

The psychodynamic approach considers the way in which our earliest life experiences tend to repeat themselves in patterns throughout our lives, in the relationships and jobs we chose and how we deal with life's difficulties. 

Change can come about through a trusting and empathic relationship, when we learn to recognise and change these patterns, then become more true to ourselves.

I hold a Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) in Human Relations and Counselling, awarded by Robert Gordon University and accredited by COSCA. My PhD is in Medical Physics and I also have a PGDip in Community Education. 

As a counsellor, I have worked in two Third Sector services, one for people experiencing long-term illness, their families and carers and one for people with mental health struggles, such as depression, anxiety, stress, loss, grief and past trauma. I am now in private practice. 

I have almost 40yrs' prior experience in the NHS, as a scientist in cancer services and in Community Education, where I worked with people experiencing homelessness and in drug and alcohol services.

I am a member of Â鶹ԭ´´ and currently working towards Accreditation. I am insured through PPS and I am a PVG Scheme Member for regulated work with children and protected adults, in both support work and counselling. I work with ages 16+ years.

I offer a reduced fee (£25), no-obligation, initial consultation, in person, to allow us time to determine whether I can help, whether you feel safe and comfortable and whether we would work well together. You would be free to disclose only as much as you want.

The practice at EH1 Therapies is in a basement flat in the West End of Edinburgh, accessed by a flight of stone steps. If this is inaccessible to you, please get in touch to discuss the possibility of an alternative, as I will endeavour to find somewhere suitable.